Dish Network Corp. Chairman Charlie Ergen recently contacted DirecTV Chief Executive Officer Mike White to discuss a merger of the two satellite television companies, according to several people with knowledge of the matter. Shares of both companies ...

Sprint is mulling a potential bid for rival wireless carrier T-Mobile, according to a new report. The report comes from The Wall Street Journal, citing "people familiar with the matter." According the Journal, the company is "studying regulatory conc...

Office Depot announced on its website Wednesday that it had agreed to buy OfficeMax for $1.17 billion, in a move that had been rumored for a few days. Then it did something people weren't expecting: It took down the announcement. The New York Times r...

Story Updated 1/14/13 9:11 P.M. Television check-in app GetGlue is no longer merging with Viggle, the startup announced in a blog post Sunday. "The two companies remain friendly and think highly of each other," GetGlue said, adding that it is "moving...

Like college students on spring break, U.S. wireless companies are aggressively trying to hook up. On Oct. 3, T-Mobile and prepaid carrier MetroPCS announced plans to merge. And today, Japanese wireless company Softbank announced plans to buy 70% of ...

AT&T said today it was abandoning its plan to acquire T-Mobile. In a statement, AT&T said it had agreed with Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile's owner to end its bid to buy the company for $39 billion. AT&T said it had thoroughly reviewed all its options --...

AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile is looking even less likely than ever, now that there's a report saying the negotiation to sell off some of T-Mobile's assets -- AT&T's last-ditch effort to save the $39 billion deal -- has stalled. The Wall St...

AT&T's proposed merger with T-Mobile isn't dead yet, but the removal of the application by AT&T, and the FCC's decision to release its report on the proposed merger could put it on life-support. As senior FCC officials put it, the agency found that "...

Poor AT&T. Up until recently, I bet its execs thought they were on a hero’s quest: Combining two big mobile companies (AT&T and T-Mobile) to make one giant that could serve the masses with more handset choices, better 3G and, eventually, more 4G cove...

It’s not looking good for AT&T/T-Mobile. After the FCC began moving toward giving the deal an official thumbs-down, AT&T formally withdrew its application for approval. While the case is still due to be heard by the Department of Justice, that agency...

AT&T’s bid to take over T-Mobile suffered a major setback this week when the Federal Communications Commission said the merger wasn’t in the public interest since it would significantly diminish competition in the industry. Before the decision could ...

AT&T and T-Mobile have withdrawn an application from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission seeking approval for a merger. It doesn't mean they are giving up on the deal, but it does suggest it's unlikely to go through. The two companies are figh...

AT&T's proposed merger with T-Mobile has gotten a big thumbs down from the Federal Communications Commission. In a conference call with reporters, FCC officials said the agency has concluded that the proposed transaction would significantly diminish ...

AT&T has a plan to save the $39 billion T-Mobile acquisition blocked by the U.S. government, reports Reuters quoting sources familiar with the matter. AT&T's new plan has two parts: First, it will pledge to keep T-Mobile's subscription plans and rate...

The AOL-Yahoo rumors are heating up once again. This time, they involve splitting up the AOL empire into two divisions before engaging in a merger of the two Internet companies. AOL has two main components: A content and display advertising business,...

The Wall Street Journal reports that AOL and several venture capital firms are in talks to buy Yahoo. Silver Lake Partners and Blackstone Group are rumored to be in on the deal. Currently, AOL's market value is around one tenth of Yahoo's. Rumors tha...

At least when it comes to web traffic -- which could be a good indicator of tickets bought and seats filled -- the United-Continental merger could create a combined airline to soar past American and compete with Southwest and Delta. Stats from Hitwis...

Two UK mobile carriers, T-Mobile and Orange, plan to merge their businesses in a deal that will cost between $655 and $983 million, creating a supergiant with 28.4 million customers. The deal, which is due to be signed November, comes on the heels of...

While dozens of technology and media firms are cutting back on expenses and staff, Getty Images is doing just the opposite. This afternoon, they announced their committment to purchase Jupitermedia's photo and image division, Jupiterimages, one of Ge...

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